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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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